Friday, March 24, 2017

The Value of Black & White - Part II - Off The Wall Friday

So with my latest lesson on value, I've fallen in love with the monochromatic palette of White through Black. I admit, I never thought I would. I mean with all the gorgeous colors in the world why stick to only Black and White? Not to mention, SHOW OF HANDS, who here became a quilter because it was just an extension of coloring left over from childhood?

That all said, I had a thoroughly fun time doing my latest Project, Cropped. Katie asked us to crop a photo and recreate it in only black, gray and white paying specific attention to the values. Once I got the crop right (thanks again for all the help), the piece wasn't too hard. But I do love how it came out!

Still I don't know what was more fun with this piece - doing the actual work to see the finish product or researching all the signs! With all the new super bright In-Your-Face LED signs out there yelling at us to "Like Us on Facebook" - I really do miss these retro masterpieces of an era not so long ago.

Anyways, before I get even more melancholy, Cropped has started me looking at what other quilters have done with this particular palette. And let me tell you - there is some AMAZING work out there. A few artists have granted permission to share some here! I have included links to their online presence so you can check out the rest of their truly fantastic work!

9 comments:

Well I think you nailed it-I love the composition, I think the image is intriguing. Although I can't say definitively what exactly is the focal point, I like the way it is. There are lots of details to appreciate. I think it's great!

My eye is first drawn to the W because of the blue gray so I guess that might be the focal point. This is such a fun quilt. I'm glad you fell in love with black and white quilts with this lesson. This class that you have been taking looks fantastic. I might have to take it.

All of the quilts you've shown here are wonderful! You have gotten so much out of this class. Can you post the link to her classes next week? Seeing what you have done and learned makes me want to take it. I've always loved the black and white but don't make them for some reason. Probablly like you say, the crayon box is just to tempting. Same reason my stash is full of the vibrant prints but lack the basic " boring" but oh so essential neutrals.

Thanks for the B&W inspiration! Your quilt turned out great, the composition looks just right. I agree with other commenters that W is the main focus because its background looks different to the other greys.